MacBook Pro 15" Core 2 Duo Model A1211 Upper Case Replacement

Use your fingers to push both battery release tabs away from the battery, and lift the battery out of the computer.

Remove the three identical Phillips screws from the memory door.

Lift the memory door up enough to get a grip on it, and slide it toward you, pulling it away from the casing.

Remove the two 2.8 mm Phillips screws in the battery compartment near the latch.

Remove the following 6 screws:

Two 10 mm T6 Torx screws on either side of the RAM slot.

Four 14.5 mm Phillips screws along the hinge.

Remove the four 3.2 mm Phillips screws on the port side of the computer.

Rotate the computer 90 degrees and remove the two 3.2 mm Phillips screws from the rear of the computer.

Rotate the computer 90 degrees again and remove the four 3.2 mm Phillips screws from the side of the computer.

Lift up at the rear of the case and work your fingers along the sides, freeing the case as you go. Once you have freed the sides, you may need to rock the case up and down to free the front of the upper case (there are some hidden plastic clips that need to be clicked off).

Disconnect the trackpad and keyboard ribbon cable from the logic board, removing tape as necessary.

Remove the upper case.

Use a spudger to pry up the translucent plastic sheath covering the keyboard connector.

Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the black plastic flaps locking down the keyboard and keyboard backlight ribbon cables.

Slide the orange keyboard backlight ribbon out of its connector.

Peel up the orange tape covering the keyboard backlight connector.

Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the brown plastic flap locking down the keyboard backlight ribbon cable.

Use a spudger or your finger to slide the keyboard backlight ribbon out of its connector.

Carefully peel up the orange ribbon cable which carries the power and sleep signals, removing tape as necessary.

Peel back the black protective sheath on the right side of the upper case. It is not necessary to fully remove this shield. Simply peel it back enough to access the screws beneath.

Peel back the black protective sheath on the left side of the upper case. It is not necessary to fully remove this shield. Simply peel it back enough to access the screws beneath.

Remove the ten identical Phillips screws attaching the keyboard to the casing.

There are four locking tabs along the back edge of the keyboard holding it in place. These tabs must be straightened before you can remove the keyboard.

The first frame shows a tab in the "locked" position and the second frame shows the same tab in the "unlocked" position.

Use needlenose pliers or a spudger to bend each of the four tabs so that they are all in the "unlocked" position.

Slide the keyboard ribbon out of its connector.

Place the upper casing on its edge and use a spudger to push the keyboard away from the casing, poking the spudger through the central keyboard screw hole. Grasp the keyboard as it separates from the casing.

Maintaining your hold on the keyboard, lay the casing flat and gently bow the keyboard until the two tabs on either side of the keyboard come free.

Slide the keyboard away from the trackpad and out of the upper case.

Remove the two Phillips screws securing the black antenna holder to the upper case.

Lift the black Bluetooth antenna holder off of the upper case.

Disconnect the Bluetooth antenna cable from the Bluetooth board.

Lift the Bluetooth antenna out of its housing in the upper case. The Bluetooth antenna is secured to the upper case with an adhesive, so rocking the antenna board from side to side may help it come free easier.

Remove the single Phillips screw securing the Bluetooth board to the lower case.

Peel up the Bluetooth data cable from the adhesive on the upper case.

Disconnect the Bluetooth data cable from the upper case.

Lift the Bluetooth board and attached cable off the upper case.

Upper case remains.